There are various drawing tools and reference overlays available on the site planning page so you can easily and accurately create safe zones for your worksite.
Planning page overview
Search bar
Use the search bar to find your site or key locations such as access points. Search by:
Address
ELR, miles and chains
What3Words
Coordinates
Drawing tools
In the toolbar to the left of your planning page find a range of drawing tools to create and edit your geofences. Click the arrows below to
Manual geofence drawing tool
Manual geofence drawing tool
Use this tool to manually draw your geofences against the Dashboard's hi-res imagery. Click here for more information 👈
Automatic geofence generation tool
Automatic geofence generation tool
Use this tool to generate large safe zones or safe zones with complex curves. Simply add input ELRs, miles, chains and safe zone width and the Dashboard does the hard work! Find our more 👈
Edit tool
Edit tool
Click the edit tool to view and move the white dots (nodes) around the the geofence edges.
Drag tool
Drag tool
Use the drag tool to move entire geofences around the map.
Delete tool
Delete tool
Use the delete tool to remove geofences and other elements from your site. Click the delete tool icon, then click what you want to remove from your site.
Rotate safe zone tool
Rotate safe zone tool
Use the rotate tool to spin any geofence.
Split tool
Split tool
Use the split tool to section off areas of safe zone, then move, remove or edit them using the other drawing tools available.
Ruler tool
Ruler tool
Use the ruler tool on the planning page, or live maps, to measure site distances against the HD imagery. For example, use the ruler tool to ensure your safe zone edge is 2 metres away from an open line.
💡Tended tip: use the "R" key on your keyboard to quickly activate the ruler tool when planning!
Magnet tool
Magnet tool
The magnet tool is toggled on automatically so geofences can snap up to each other when your drawing multiple on one site. This tool also supports you when drawing safe zones to measurements you've made with the ruler tool.
Undo tool
Undo tool
Use the undo tool to undo all changes made.
Asset planning buttons
Plan the locations of fixed site assets and information here, for example, plan limit board locations or mark site access points.
Map navigation tools
To the right side of the planning page find a range of tools to support you with viewing and navigating your site map.
Auto panning
Auto panning
Use this tool to efficiently draw longer straight lengths of safe zone. This tool with automatically pan the page in the direction you are drawing the safe zone in.
Use this when manually drawing a safe zone to save time having to scroll.
Rotate
Rotate
Rotate the map to get the best visibility of your site, weather your safe zones are running vertically, horizontally or diagonally.
Reset rotation
Reset rotation
Use this button to quickly reset the rotation of your site map.
Reset zoom
Reset zoom
Use this button to reset your current zoom level.
Current location
Current location
Click this button to show your current location.*
*The laptop or tablet you're using to access the Dashboard must have location services enabled to use this feature.
Zoom
Zoom
Use these buttons to zoom in and out of your site map. You can also zoom using the scroll on your mouse or trackpad.
Map settings
Use this icon to change your map type and to show key rail information such as ELRs, miles and chains.
Map types and layers
Map type - use the map settings tool to switch between satellite and street view - this can help with identifying key points of the infrastructure.
Layers - choose to toggle on key reference layers to your site map, including:
Project geofences: choose to view all other project geofences here. Use this tool when creating multiple sites, to better view adjoining safe zones.
ELRs and distances: this layer shows you the ELRs, miles and chains for tracks in the area
HD images: this is toggled on automatically to give you the best imagery to plan your safe zones against
Track speeds: turn on track speeds layer for more information about your sites. For example, use this to identify how far away from an open line your safe zone should be.
Other drawing tools
Guide ring tool
Right click on a safe zone when you're panning and measure a set distance away from the outer edge of the entire zone.
Watch the video below for a tour of the site planning page 👇
Any questions or issues?
We're here to help! Simply pop us an email at support@tended.co.uk, WhatsApp us on +44 (0) 7713682625 or chat with us via the help button at the corner of this page or within the Dashboard 😊